The Best of the Rest From 2011

By Raphael Garcia The year 2011 brought us some exciting moments in the mixed martial arts industry. Sit back and enjoy this ride with me down memory lane to some of the moments that will stay ingrained in our minds and the fighters who we have to thank for each of them:Fighter of the YearJon Jones – The current UFC light heavyweight champion had a year that will be hard to top for any fighter in the future. In February of this year, Jones was set to face off against Ryan Bader at UFC 126. He walked into the event and dominated another young prospect in the sport. Surprisingly he was offered a title shot against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua by stepping in for an injured Rashad Evans. Jones dominated Rua in a manner that we had never seen before. Even before his act he was out committing "Superhuman" acts to foil would be robbers. For his next act, Jones did the same thing to Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, another prominent fighter, who took a beating over four rounds. To close out ...